From the time the Pilgrims arrived on American soil, faith in God played an important part in shaping our nation. Images of Moses adorn the Supreme Court in recognition of the Judeo-Christian origin of our laws. But it was Taxes, loss of Liberty and oppression from a mad king that led our Founding Fathers to write The Declaration of Independence and start The American Revolution. Today, those who stand for these ideals no longer call themselves The Silent Majority because we are silent no more.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Do you remember my post from last year (reprinted below) on the Pink Slips campaign started by WorldNet Daily News? The campaign delivered over 10-million Pink Slips to every member of Congress putting them on notice that they were going to get "Fired" by the voters who hired them if they continued to destroy our liberties and bankrupt our country. While there was very little coverage about this in the mainstream news media there were several reports on conservative web sites about members of Congress overheard in the hallways talking about the huge piles of Pink Slips they had received. And to date several Democrats have announced they have reconsidered their plans to run for re-election. The latest is Democrat Patrick Kennedy, Congressman from Rhode Island and son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, who recently announced he won't run for re-election in November so he can spend more time with his family and working on his substance abuse problem. I don't know what sort of substance abuse he has but I am willing to bet he, like many other Democrats, is addicted to power and have just seen the writing on the wall.

USA Today writes:
A week ago, the Boston Herald's Hillary Chabot wrote that the "Kennedy political dynasty is shaking in the aftermath of the U.S. Sen. Scott Brown earth-shattering election" in Massachusetts. The article -- Kennedys shaken as GOP eyes R.I. too -- was written after a new poll showed Kennedy's popularity falling in Rhode Island.
The WPVI-TV poll showed 62% of Rhode Island voters surveyed gave him an unfavorable job approval rating and only 35% said they would vote to re-elect him.

Politico reports:
The son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy says a Republican victory in the race for his father's Senate seat is a sign that the American public is out for "blood."

As of today we have at least two Democrat Senators and more than half a dozen Democrat Congressman have decided to change their careers and leave national politics. Good riddance to them all. When 2-million Americans from every part of the country traveled to Washington, D.C. on September 12th last year as part of the Take Back America campaign, the TEA Party movement exploded everywhere. The conservative tidal wave has been sweeping across the nation upsetting one Democratic stronghold after another. The dramatic events in Massachusetts last November seems to have been the catalyst that has sent shock waves through the liberal establishment.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

If you ever wondered about the power of the press to affect public opinion here is a perfect example. Four days ago a group promoting a campaign to Take Back America announced in Washington, D.C. their mailing program to deliver Pink Slips to every member of the Senate and House of Representatives to warn them that they work for the American taxpayer had successfully delivered 5-million Pink Slips. That total breaks down to a stack of Pink Slips over 5-feet tall for every lawmaker. The press conference was held on the steps of the Capitol building and was covered by several news media stations.

After the word got into the newspapers and on TV, the public interest in this campaign has resulted in an additional 2-million Pink Slips being ordered for delivery in just three days. That means there have been over 7-million Pink Slips either delivered or on their way.The mainstream news media had largely ignored this campaign during the first 5 weeks since it began and only word of mouth and a few conservative blogs managed to get the news out. But in three days after the story became public the campaign exploded.

A press conference held outside the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. yesterday announced that the campaign to Take Back America has delivered over 5-million Pink Slips to Congress. Every Senator and Congressman has received a stack of these Pink Slips over 5 feet tall warning them that their votes for high-cost spending bills will result in their getting "fired" by the taxpayers who employ them.

Janet Porter, founder and president of Faith2Action and one of the organizers behind the "pink slips" campaign, was at a news conference today in Washington where U.S. Reps. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn.; Louie Gohmert, R-Texas; Steve King, R-Iowa; and Trent Franks, R-Ariz., hailed the effort as an innovative new vehicle for the American people to express themselves to members of Congress.

"It's an amazing feat, to get that many slips to Congress," Rep. King told WND. "If you look through them, you can index each one back to an individual. "That's powerful. There is a person behind each one of the slips," he said.

Additional news coverage has appeared on FOX TV NEWS, video at:http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/27457988/congress-gets-the-pink-slip.htmCNN.COM reported the story.Organizers of 'pink slip' protest claim 5 million sent to Congress From Paul Courson, CNN November 17, 2009 4:40 p.m. EST Washington (CNN) -- Voters disappointed over health care and other legislative efforts have now sent 5 million "pink slips" to members of Congress, the conservative Web site WorldNetDaily said Tuesday. Several Republican lawmakers joined WorldNetDaily figures to endorse the campaign Tuesday on Capitol Hill. "These pink slips are a call for fiscally responsible and constitutionally responsible Americans," said Rep. Steve King of Iowa. A pink slip is symbolic of job dismissal, a theme not lost on Rep. Trent Franks, R-Arizona, who said members need to vote the will of the people or be fired in the next election. Read the full story on CNN.comhttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/pink.slip.protest/

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My name is Nelson Abdullah. I am 77-years old and after 40 years of working for two major airlines, I retired 15 years ago in 2002, a few months after the 9-11 attack on America. My wife and I have been married for more than 56 years. We celebrated our Golden Anniversary in April 2010.
My wife and I are both lifelong Catholics and registered Republicans.

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Our country was created as a Constitutional Republic, a nation of laws, held together by the fabric of the Constitution. The Constitution limits the powers of the government while the first ten amendments, called The Bill of Rights, guarantee the rights of We The People.Defending the Republic.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” —The Declaration of Independence—July 4th, 1776.

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.